Chapters VI and VII

I consider these two the unexpected chapters. Nick starts by telling the real background of Gatsby’s life, uncertain till now. He was initially named James Gatz and came from a poor family of North Dakota. However, his ambition toward wealth and status made it possible for him to work hard to achieve them. In the process he met Daisy; she became his ambition, for wealth and luxury was part of her without trying. She represented everything for Gatsby, but he need to realize that now is only a dream.

At some point, while Daisy’s husband is starting to suspect something about Gatsby and Daisy, they both (Tom & Daisy) attend to one of Gatsby’s parties, but Daisy did not enjoy the night… perhaps for the fact that both Tom and Gatsby were in the same place, and that must have been very uncomfortable.

In Chapter VII, Tom faces Gatsby after noticing the feeling between him and Daisy. But in this part everything turns around. Early that day Daisy was almost crazy about Gatsby; later while both men argue, she chooses to be on Tom’s side, she is aware that what she felt for Gatsby was something from the past. Tom makes her remember that she did have feelings for him and that love was the reason she was always emotionally loyal to him. At the end of the chapter, Tom and Daisy sit together for dinner to talk about their differences and solve the problems in their relationship; meanwhile, Tom is hiding behind the bushes on Daisy’s garden trying to make sure that she is okay, maybe hoping that she would come out and run with him. In Daisy mind, that is unlikely to happen.

Picture: Daisy dancing with Gatsby the first time she went to his party. http://cinemazzi.com/kellie-alderman-reviews-baz-luhrmanns-the-great-gatsby/#.UcUTADtyFJc